Woods was a child prodigy who began to play golf at the age of two. In 1978, he putted against comedian Bob Hope in a television appearance on The Mike Douglas Show.

Tiger WoodsIn August of 1996, the face of golf was forever changed when a very successful amateur player named Tiger Woods officially became a professional golfer.  Tiger has been credited with renewing interest in the game of golf.  At just twenty-one years old, he brought youth and vitality to the ...

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